Film

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935 · 2h 23m · Fantasy · Romance · Comedy

Three Centuries In The Making! An immortal literary classic becomes a triumph of the ages!

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

Ian Hunter

Theseus

Verree Teasdale

Hippolyta

Hobart Cavanaugh

Philostrate

Dick Powell

Lysander

Ross Alexander

Demetrius

Olivia de Havilland

Hermia

Jean Muir

Helena

Grant Mitchell

Egeus

Frank McHugh

Quince

Dewey Robinson

Snug

James Cagney

Bottom

Joe E. Brown

Flute

Hugh Herbert

Snout

Otis Harlan

Starveling

Arthur Treacher

Epilogue

Victor Jory

Oberon

• William DieterleDirector
• Max ReinhardtDirector
• Mary C. McCall, Jr.Screenplay
• Charles KenyonScreenplay
• Henry BlankeProducer
• Hal B. WallisExecutive Producer
• Jack L. WarnerExecutive Producer
• Hal MohrDirector of Photography
• Felix MendelssohnOriginal Music Composer
• Ralph DawsonEditor

original theatrical trailer

Release date

October 9, 1935

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

NR

Revenue

$25,002,557

Genres

Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

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